Reflections on the great commentator, Mary McGrory
Reflections on the great commentator, Mary McGrory
It is no small thing to see Jesus in those we might be tempted to look past.
It is no small thing to see Jesus in those we might be tempted to look past.
Experiencing the Incarnation through art
It is the birth the artists paint, not the incarnation as such.
Of Many Things
A Christmas message from editor in chief Matt Malone, S.J.
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A Prayer for this Christmas: Come, Prince of Peace
The Holy Family lived in a time of uncertainty, as do so many of the war-battered today.
Faith in Focus
Fine Pruning: Cutting back for a more contemplative life.
Why is it that if I cut back a wayward branch on a tree, the most growth in the coming season is where I have pruned?
Books
Christmas Book Recommendations
A book is sometimes the most difficult gift to offer, but often it is the most rich.
Television
‘What if God Was One of Us?’: Adult Swim’s ‘Black Jesus’
Adult Swim’s ‘Black Jesus’
Poetry
Where Is He?
I station Beckett like Gotama, mid-table, and spread before him the Sunday comics.
The Word
The Mother of God
The title Mother of God Greek theotokos is limited by definition No one gave birth to God but the title is true as it defines Mary as the one who gave birth to the incarnate Son of God It is a remarkable role Mary was called on to play unbelievable in some ways with which…
The Family of God
My sister-in-law posted a video on Facebook recently in which the oldest member of our family my mother soon to be 90 years old is walking down the hall of her residence with a walker In front of her pushing a bright primary-colored walker is her great-grandson soon to be 1 year old babblin
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The Martyrs’ Field
Today there is a tendency to downplay, criticize or even condemn missionaries of old.
Current Comment
Partisan blame shifting takes away from deeper issues of abortion and gun control
The Planned Parenthood shooter may have used opposition to abortion as a pretext for his violence, but his violence should not be used as a pretext for rejecting pro-life arguments.
Felons regaining voting rights is a victory for democracy
Felons regaining the right to vote is something to celebrate.
Glimpses of hope and optimism from Paris climate talks
There are many reasons to support hope that enough time and ingenuity remain to prevent or mitigate the worst effects of climate change.
Generation Faith
We must understand that unaccompanied minors are traumatized children in need of help.
A desperate unaccompanied minor’s journey from El Salvador to the U.S.
Philosopher's Notebook
Humanities and the Soul
Practitioners have become apologists for their beloved but apparently irrelevant fields.
Signs Of the Times
News Briefs
Police from Italy and Kosovo announced on Dec. 1 that they had detained four Kosovars believed to be terrorist risks who had made threats on social media against Pope Francis. • Speaking at the U.N. climate conference in Paris on Dec. 4, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said, &ldquo
Debt Review
The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Dec. 4 that it will review a lower court decision blocking Puerto Rico from restructuring portions of its debt. Puerto Rico’s lawyers had urged the court to take immediate action in light of the overall magnitude of the commonwealth’s debts, aroun
A ‘Revolution of Tenderness’
When Pope Francis planned the Year of Mercy and the opening of the Holy Door, he did not mean to give the starting signal for a frenzied wave of pilgrims to Rome. More than a call to sign up for an Eternal City package tour, the pope is inviting people to strike out on a…
Climate Blueprint
Negotiators in Paris from 195 countries agreed on Dec. 5 on a blueprint deal aimed at reducing global carbon emissions and limiting global warming. Participants at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change were poised the following week for final discussion and approval of the agreem
Nuclear Deterrent or Millstone?
I.C.B.M. systems are useless against the danger that a group like ISIS represents.
Responding in the Aftermath Of Another Mass Shooting Incident
Arriving in the late morning on Dec. 2 at the San Bernardino diocesan pastoral center for his job in the diocese’s Office of Worship, Chris Estrella knew something was very wrong.“I could see a police blockade of Waterman Avenue, which is where the Inland Regional Center is located,&rdqu
Their Work Continues
In El Salvador, North Americans and Salvadorans gathered in the village of San Francisco Hacienda on Dec. 2 at the precise spot where four U.S. churchwomen were killed 35 years ago. “It is important for us to remember that her work for justice and peace lives on,” Terri Keogh told the cr
Vatican Dispatch
Francis as Bridge-Builder
The Holy Year of Mercy arrives in advance in this land that has suffered from war.
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